Events in Music History in January 1974

  • Jan 8 E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come" premieres in NYC

"Joker"

Jan 12 "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1

"Court and Spark"

Jan 17 Asylum Records releases "Court and Spark", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 6th studio album; features the songs "Help Me" and "Free Man In Paris", it becomes her biggest seller

Music Premiere

Jan 27 Jules Styne, Betty Comdem & Adolph Green's musical "Lorelei", starring Carol Channing, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 320 performances